George Burdette
acgjne@r.postjobfree.com
Summary: H uman Resources Professional with 20 years of experience with Manufacturing
P lant and Corporate Human Resource Management. Strategic Member of Company’s
leadership team. Proven record of success in Employee Relations, H.R Policy and Procedure
Development, Recruitment, Benefits, Compensation, Performance Management,
E mployment Law, Training Programs, Vendor Negotiations, Relocation and Employee
Recognition. Relying on extensive experience and judgment to plan, accomplish and exceed
career challenges.
SL Tennessee 01/14 – 08/2014
Clinton, TN
Senior Human Resources Manager
• Manage staff of 13 employees
• Responsible for 3 facilit ies with 900 employees
• Oversee the execution of bi-weekly and monthly payroll, benefits, workers’ comp, safety
and environmental, t raining, and recruiting
• Key contact for employee relations for both supervisors and employees
• Responsible for facilities and general affairs
Epsco Staffing 04/13 – 01/14
Various professional assignments
• H uman Resources
• Benefits
• HR Compliances
• HR Consulting
Employment Plus 06/12 – 04/13
B lue Springs, MS
Partner on Premises (On-Site Manager at Toyota Automotive on contract)
• Conduct new hire orientation
• Manage variable workforce of 200 employees
• Support production operations/human resources
Veterans Transportation 5/09 –3/12
Waltham, MA
Di rector of Human Resources
• Bu il t and managed Human Resources organization for five functional t ransportation
entities
• Responsible for five independent entities in three states
• Develop and implement one benefits program for five functioning organization
consisting of 1000 employees
• Change agent for standardizing policies and procedures within the four organizations
• T rain supervisors and managers to conduct termination and warning processes
• Manage unemployment process
• C reated and developed recruitment and new hire orientations
• Supported 225 Union and 700 plus Non-Union employees
• Responsible for resolving employee complaints of violations of the collective bargaining
agreement
and/or company policies through the grievance, mediation and arbitration processes.
• Worked with Union Rep/Stuarts
• Workers’ Comp management and prevention
• DOT and Non-DOT drug testing
• I mplemented safety and health programs, policies, practices, and procedures, in
compliance with
government regulations including Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations,
i ncluding, but not
l imi ted to OSHA.
ACT Electronics, Inc. 1995 – 2008 (Company closed all locations)
Hudson, MA
Human Resource Manager
• Par t of negotiations team during closure of the company
• M ul tiple site support (1800 + employees)
• Established and implemented the Human Resources Department for this startup company
in
t hree US sites.
• Member of the Senior Management Team, making strategic decisions for the company.
• Manage Payroll Department utilizing ADP PC/Payroll for windows. Oversee payroll
p rocessing to include auto allowances, sales commissions and expenses.
• Manage all areas of Human Resources to include: Employee Relations, Policy Design,
S taffing, Performance Management, Compensation, Benefits and Immigration.
• Led the development, design and implementation of Human Resources policy and
p rocedure
manual and Employee Handbook.
• Handle all communication with recruiters, vendors, insurance brokers, insurance
companies,
and investment organizations for employees, which include Medical, Dental, Life
I nsurance/
A D&D, LTD, STD, FSA and 401K.
• Conduct Awareness Training and Management Training for all employees to protect the
Company, keep them up to date with the laws, and provide management with the best
tools.
• Manage Human Resources Budget and analyze and provide input on how to reduce costs,
as
well as manage Recruitment Budget for East and West Coast.
• U t il ize various salary survey indust ry data to ensure that the company is competitive in
t he marketplace
w ith regard to employee compensation.
• Business partner and key contributor in growing the business from 85 million dollars to a
b illion dollar world-class Manufacturing Corporation. Increased the employee population
f rom
345 to 1800 employees in 4 years.
• Managed acquisitions due diligence and integration of various companies into a multi-
million
dollar global corporation.
• Worked with Executive Management Team to integrate the HR function within the overall
business operation strategy.
• Managed budget for HR Department, analyzed and provided reduction costs for
recruitment
fees for entire US.
• Managed and directed HR staff consisting of 17 professionals.
• D i rected all aspects of the organization’s HR policies, objectives and ini tiatives for US
locations.
• Established resume resources, wrote job descriptions and newspaper ads, reviewed and
p re-screened candidates, conducted initial interviews, worked with hi ring manages and
candidates to negotiate offers, determined compensation developed “Hi r ing Manager
S taffing
Guide”.
• Resolved post-hi r ing issues such as visas, relocation, and facilitated new employee
o rientation.
• Designed and implemented programs to improve and enhance Human Resources
organization
design, team building, processes and effectiveness.
• P rovided consultation and coaching to managers with employee relation’s issues regarding
performance management, reorganizations and employee behavioral problems.
• Managed and led all legal dealings with reduction in work force with executive
management
team for the site closings.
S kills:
M icrosoft office
A DP
Avionte’
Di rector:
H udson, MA Chamber of Commerce
Education:
Dean College-BA Degree-Franklin, MA
Member of Society of Human Resource Management
Volunteer: U - Mass Medical Center